Supplementary Materials
25 photocopiable games for practicing key grammar points with beginner through intermediate-level students. Activities are designed to be adapted or to be used as the basis of a teacher's own games.
¥ 4,700 ¥ 3,760
General Courses
Designed for Japan, My First Passport provides basic survival English for use abroad or at home!
- The communicative-based syllabus introduces practical English.
- A simple-to-follow unit structure with a review unit every three units enables students to recycle important points that they have learned.
- My First Passport was designed for Japan. A bilingual word list is included and a "My Story" section is useful for discussion.
My First Passport 1
Follow four teenage Japanese students as they travel abroad and introduce Japan to overseas guests. The course introduces key language needed for speaking English at home or abroad. The communicative-based syllabus introduces key language based around a practical context, e.g. introducing yourself, talking about plans and buying bus or train tickets. Includes a bilingual word list and cultural information in English and Japanese.
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General Courses
The second edition offers a combination of new and familiar characters, locations and storylines while retaining the ease of use, fun, and effectiveness that are the hallmark of the Passport series. Characters visit more than 10 destinations ! Bilingual Top tips for travel & a word list provides support for students at every unit.
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Dictionaries
4000 words presented in clear, vibrant illustrations to meet the needs of teenage and adult language learners
Language is arranged by topic so that the OPD can be taught in any order to support any text book or as a stand-alone coursebook.
New story pages promote reading development and critical thinking skills.
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Children
- Over 30 ready-made lessons
- Written in Japan by a leading Japanese children's author
- Researched extensively in Japan
- Teacher's notes in English and Japanese
- Posters/ Audio/Flashcards
Hop, Step, Jump into English is a three-level course for teaching English to elementary school children. Hop, Step, Jump into English provides everything that you need. Each teacher books has:
. 32 complete lesson plans . 12 phonics activities . photocopiable worksheets . Japanese language guide . audio CD . photocopiable flashcards A student activity book and Topic-based and Rhyme poster sets are also available and form a valuable part of the Hop, Step, Jump into English program. Now, get ready for your lessons with Hop, Step, Jump into English and have fun with your students!
Mari Nakamura, the co-author of English Land (Pearson Longman) has been giving numerous teacher training sessions all around Japan and writing educational articles while teaching young learners and training teachers at her own school, English Square in Kanazawa City. She also volunteers as the coordinator of ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) Ishikawa Group, and is currently finishing the MSc degree in TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) Program at Aston University, in the UK
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Supplementary Materials
A fully updated version of this best-selling grammar title. Now in full colour, with new content and even more exercises, this updated edition retains all the key features of clarity and ease-of-use that have made the book so popular with students and teachers alike. Designed to be flexible, this new edition is available both with and without answers, making it ideal for self-study, but also suitable for reinforcement work in the classroom. The 'with answers' version of the book comes with a handy pull-out reference panel which allows students to review key grammar points at a glance. It is also available packaged with a CD-ROM offering extra practice of all the grammar covered at this level.
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Supplementary Materials
Reference and Practice for Students of North American English
The Grammar in Use series is well known for its simple, clear explanations and unique format. Every unit is a two-page spread, with presentation of grammar points on the left-hand page and practice exercises on the right.
Basic Grammar in Use, Second Edition:
Basic Grammar in Use, Second Edition, focuses on the fundamental grammar structures normally taught in basic or introductory courses. Teachers using a main course book in lower-level classes may wish to assign Basic Grammar in Use as a reference guide so that students can look up grammar points that cause them difficulty. The workbooks also include review sections for each group of units in the student books.
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The Comprehension Box
About the Set
The Comprehension box series is a set of three boxes of comprehension cards suitable for ages 5-7 (Box 1), ages 8-10 (Box 2), and ages 11+ (Box 3). The boxed sets provide supplementary materials to support the reading program of teachers catering for the needs of capable, independent readers at each level in the classroom.
The cards feature both fiction and nonfiction texts, incorporating Society and Environment, Science and Health and Values, and fully support the National English Curriculum, which requires teachers to 'use texts from a wide range of genre and school subjects'.
Each comprehension box incorporates three levels of comprehension question cards in a multiple-choice format and assesses 12 different comprehension skills. Separate answer cards allow the students to work and progress at their own rate while keeping a record of their own and the teacher's references.
The cards vary in difficulty, depending on the:
- topic; i.e. interest and background knowledge
- conceptual understanding required
- age-appropriateness
- artwork included
- number of words
- complexity of the questions
- complexity of sentences structure
- length of the sentences
- grammatical complexity; i.e. passive / active verbs
- difficulty of the vocabulary
- length of the text, as determined by the typeface and line spacing
Each box contains:
- 150 colourfully illustrated cards with text covering a variety of genres and text types
- 15 colour-coded sections with 10 cards in each, numbered (front to back) from 1 to 10
- questions on the back of each card
- answer cards
- teachers guide
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Children
- Over 30 ready-made lessons
- Written in Japan by a leading Japanese children's author
- Researched extensively in Japan
- Teacher's notes in English and Japanese
- Posters/ Audio/Flashcards
Hop, Step, Jump into English is a three-level course for teaching English to elementary school children. Hop, Step, Jump into English provides everything that you need. Each teacher books has:
. 32 complete lesson plans . 12 phonics activities . photocopiable worksheets . Japanese language guide . audio CD . photocopiable flashcards A student activity book and Topic-based and Rhyme poster sets are also available and form a valuable part of the Hop, Step, Jump into English program. Now, get ready for your lessons with Hop, Step, Jump into English and have fun with your students!
Mari Nakamura, the co-author of English Land (Pearson Longman) has been giving numerous teacher training sessions all around Japan and writing educational articles while teaching young learners and training teachers at her own school, English Square in Kanazawa City. She also volunteers as the coordinator of ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) Ishikawa Group, and is currently finishing the MSc degree in TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) Program at Aston University, in the UK
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Kids
Let's Go, Japan's favorite children's course, is now available in an exciting new edition. Like the original, the new edition still maintains the carefully controlled syllabus and functional dialogues that have become the hallmark of the Let's Go series. Classroom interaction in English is encouraged from the very beginning through a focus on question and answer forms, dialogues, pairwork and communicative games. Alphabet and phonics work, as well as songs and chants by Carolyn Graham make this the most effective course available for young learners.
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Kids
Description
Designed specifically for young children, the Longman Young Children's Picture Dictionary presents words through a variety of richly illustrated and photographed topics. The dictionary is specifically designed to appeal to young children aged 2-5 and can be used at home or in class. The words have been carefully researched to cover the key words appropriate for young children in Japan.
Key Features
＊ Over 270 words arranged into 26 main topics and 4 bonus topics.
＊ Original songs and chants by Carolyn Graham
＊ Endearing toy, animal and fairy-tale characters
＊ Fun alphabet practice and simple dialog
＊ Audio CD including all vocabulary, dialogs, songs and chants
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Kids
Longman English Playbooks are fun and exciting activity books for children that focus on different skills and themes. The activities are self-explanatory and an example answer is always provided.
Key Features
＊ 16 full color workbooks designed to help young children learn such basics as
the Roman alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes and time
＊ Provides fun-to-do coloring, matching and simple writing activities
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Kids
Christopher Clark has taught children in Japan for over 10 years. The result is this set of activity books aimed specifically at Japanese children. Activities include drawing, coloring, matching, discrimination tasks, following directions etc. Two sets of Language Learning Cards (Pack A for levels 1 - 3 and Pack B for levels 4 - 6) accompany the series. Instructions are provided for a wide range of language learning games that can be played using these cards.
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Kids
These dot-to-dots help children practice alphabetical order while they discover pictures of the seasons or circus fun. Plus, dot-to-dots improve children’s fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
¥ 525 ¥ 420
CD-ROM / Video
A feature-packed CD-Rom.
Multimedia for Windows or Mac. Over 24 minutes of video + lots of games
and activities. Designed for the business actually having to use English
within a North American business situation.
The program features not just notes on language, but also useful notes
on culture.
Used by many top firms around the world in their executive training programs:
Siemanns, Fujitsu, IBM and others. Also used by many colleges and universities
around the world.
- Skills for the different stages and functions of meetings
- Each of 7
units has an extended video sequence and 3 review activities
- Each unit has extensive notes on
- language use
- body language
- culture
- business documents
Talking glossary and biligual text complement the English-language
content on the CD-ROM.
The Story
A small beverage company, Victoria Springs, is negotiating to
merge with a larger company called Avalon. At the same time, Victoria
Springs is contracting to supply a new client, Selak Corporation.
The Method
Your intermediate-level students will learn the structure of North
American business meetings, see common business expressions being
used and look at other aspects of business communication such as
body language, business documents and visual aids.
A talking glossary with illustrative examples gives easy access
to words and expressions used
¥ 12,000 ¥ 9,600
General Courses
For communication classes: A 2 skills speaking and listening course
Helping students communicate around difficulties. Giving confidence and control
Benefits of Spotlight
Spotlight on Speaking: focuses on the strategies of speaking-the strategies that work to give students control in communicative situations, to confirm or clarify what we're saying and what we're hearing, to show interest in and to maintain and develop conversations, to help with fluency and to compensate for a lack of language. Knowing and using strategies can give immediate benefit and is highly motivating.
Spotlight on Listening: shows students how English is actually spoken, helps students move beyond classroom English to the English of the real world.
Spotlight on Memory: has students focus on form from hearing alone, stretching short term memory-vital for listening comprehension
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CD-ROM / Video
Absolutely full to brimming
16 units, each with a video sequence and three listenings which recycle
the idioms in different contexts. Plus games, review exercises
and a talking dictionary.
An Ongoing Story
Following the lives and activities of a group of college-age friends
with concerns and hopes similar to those of your students.
North American Idioms can be used in the classroom with
young adult learners or for self-access. Using North American
Idioms you
can help your students to really learn 192 of the most common idioms.
¥ 10,000 ¥ 8,000
General Courses
Integrated skills courses designed for students at more advanced levels to help them bridge into actual study in English in a wide range of study areas. Up-to-date source text and activities have been included in the material. English for Academic Study was written by the English for Applied Language Studies group at Reading University.
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Dictionaries
With innovations such as DefinitionsPLUS and vocabulary builders, the Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of American English transforms the learner's dictionary from an occasional reference into the ultimate resource and must-have dictionary for language learners.
Level: high-intermediate to advanced
- DefinitionsPLUS
- DefinitionsPLUS Collocations: Each definition is written in simple, natural English and shows which words are most typically used with the target word.
- DefinitionsPLUS Grammar: Each definition includes the most representative grammatical patterns to help the learner use English correctly.
- DefinitionsPLUS Natural English: Each definition is a model of how to use the language appropriately and idiomatically.
- Vocabulary Builders
- 250 "Word Webs" introduce related vocabulary through encyclopedia-like readings and art.
- 1,500 "Word Links" expand the building blocks of English: prefixes, suffixes, and word roots.
- 50 "Picture Dictionary": boxes illustrate key vocabulary and concepts.
- 1,150 "Word Partnerships" highlight high-frequency collocations/word patterns
- 725 "Thesaurus" entries offer synonyms and antonyms
Includes interactive CD-ROM
¥ 3,885
¥ 3,108
General Courses
Level: The Top-Up series progresses from
the Elementary to the Pre-Intermediate level.
The Top-Up Listening series features English as it is actually
spoken.
Top-Up gives students practice in drawing meaning from naturally
spoken English in two ways: using their knowledge of the world and of
the language to guess what's coming next, and using their knowldge of
how English is actually structured as a sound.
Whaddaweemean? - how words run together, how sounds are lost, how vowels
naturally weaken and entire words are dropped. Without knowledge of such
patterns, listening is impossible. Lots of practice! Lots of variety!
Top-Up Features
- A wide range of listening types: announcements, newscasts, conversations,
service encounters
- A wide variety of listening tasks: listening for gist, listening
for overall understanding, listening for specific information
- Practice in inferencing, practice in using knowledge of content,
practice in predicting and checking - Listening Clinics: explicitly teaching the sound system of English
? how sounds change or are lost or are inserted, how sounds run
together - Speaking tasks: helping students think about and
get ready for what they will hear and giving students the opportunity
to use language from the listening in an active way - Topics of intrinsic interest to college-age students
- An attractive and colorful layout
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Supplementary Materials
80 writing activities to use with students from post-beginner to advanced, activities in which students create "real" and meaningful messages and learn to take control over what they write. In addition to its wide variety of activities which look at the creative process of writing, Creative Writing also contains activities to develop student ability to edit.
¥ 3,750 ¥ 3,000
Supplementary Materials
A reference and practice book for intermediate-level students. Grammar
points are clearly explained and shown with contextualized examples
from authentic texts. For self-study or for use in the class.
¥ 2,650 ¥ 2,120
Fact Scope Series
With bright, vibrant colors and amazing photography, these six 64-page visually stunning books invite students to explore and discover the world of science. Key facts and terms are described on each page. “Factoscope” boxes highlight important points of text. Colorful photographs are labeled for easy identification.
¥ 1,680 ¥ 1,344
Supplementary Materials
A resource that can also be used as a classroom text. Helping teachers help students learn how to learn languages by working smart and turning on their brains in various ways. Useful ideas
and stories to help learners experiment and try on new skills, effective beliefs and positive attitudes -- all in support of serious language acquisition. Helping students learn more productively and at the same time enjoy themselves.
¥ 3,750 ¥ 3,000
Supplementary Materials
A resource book with ideas for presenting tenses and verb patterns in
context. Teaching Tenses features a comprehensive analysis of form and
function plus suggestions for presenting and practicing structures in
context as well as review of common learner errors and a resource bank
of photocopiable materials.
¥ 4,500 ¥ 3,600
Supplementary Materials
21 photocopiable activities that give practice in and look at different aspects of some of the most common words and collocates in English. Can also be adapted for use with your own lists of words from your own classroom
¥ 4,700 ¥ 3,760
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